15 Nutrition Myths You Want to Know...

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  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
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    One of the few "nutrition myths"-type articles that is solid gold. Very nice collection.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    I think I have a mancrush on Eric Helms. That dude is just brilliant.

    So do I...well, a girl crush!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    Love this quote from Eric Helms:
    Once our nutrient needs are met, we don’t get extra credit for eating more nutritious food!

    Hmmm, I can think of a few threads that this needs to be posted on!
  • VelociMama
    VelociMama Posts: 3,119 Member
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    This is my favorite:
    We tend to be overly reductionist in our approach to nutrition. Originally, we believed fat was the singular cause of the obesity epidemic. When the low fat craze had no impact on preventing the worsening of the obesity epidemic, we went the way of the low carb craze, and folks started consuming fat with abandon. When this didn’t turn the trend of waist expansion around, we decided that it’s not just fat or carbs, the causes are specific types of carbs and fat; specifically sugar, high fructose corn syrup and trans fat are the culprits!

    The need to blame singular nutrients highlights the all or nothing, black or white attitude that is in and of itself one of the roots of unhealthy eating behavior and consequently obesity. Again, it comes down to seeking balance. The concept of balance in nutrition is inclusive of the concepts of magnitude and frequency that are needed for long term lifestyle change. Balance recognizes that it is not the small piece of chocolate that you had that wasn’t on your diet plan that was the problem, it was the carton of ice cream you had afterward!

    especially the bold part.

    From Eric Helms
  • Krizzle4Rizzle
    Krizzle4Rizzle Posts: 2,704 Member
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    *save for later read.
  • PetulantOne
    PetulantOne Posts: 2,131 Member
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    Tagging to read the rest later.
  • Crankstr
    Crankstr Posts: 3,958 Member
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    :flowerforyou:
  • _chiaroscuro
    _chiaroscuro Posts: 1,340 Member
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    Hmm, I thought I was pretty good at sorting bad information from good but there was a myth in there I actually thought was legit. :blushing: Thanks for sharing this; it could be copied into a lot of threads around here.
  • IronPlayground
    IronPlayground Posts: 1,594 Member
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    This could be reused several times a day:
    While insulin levels are certainly higher when more carbs are consumed, the fact remains that you cannot create fat out of air. If you’re in a calorie deficit, you aren’t suddenly going to sprout love handles because you decide to enjoy a bagel after your workout.
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,611 Member
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    Subscribed for later reading.
  • professorRAT
    professorRAT Posts: 690 Member
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    tag
  • jmadams111
    jmadams111 Posts: 145 Member
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    Bump
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
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    Great post--thank you, OP! :flowerforyou:
  • catrinaHwechanged
    catrinaHwechanged Posts: 4,907 Member
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    Good read!! Thanks for sharing!
  • Mainebikerchick
    Mainebikerchick Posts: 1,573 Member
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    Will check this out later!
  • elleryjones
    elleryjones Posts: 88 Member
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    Good to know. Thanks so much for passing this along (I just wish it could be required reading!).
  • stealthSLOTH
    stealthSLOTH Posts: 695 Member
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    bump
  • Barbell_Jules
    Barbell_Jules Posts: 358 Member
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    Thanks for posting! Think I will post this on my feed soon as I get through the entire thing.
  • erickita89
    erickita89 Posts: 422 Member
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    bumping to read this later
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
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    Nice to see people talking sense for a change. Thanks for the read...

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